هَنَّاكَ رَبُّكَ ما أولاَكَ من نِعَمِ

هَنَّاكَ رَبُّكَ ما أولاَكَ من نِعَمِ

يا خَيرَ مَنْ أنبَتَتْ جُرثُومةُ الكَرَمِ

يا خَيرَ مَنْ أنبَتَتْ جُرثُومةُ الكَرَمِ

May your Lord grant you joy in the blessings He has bestowed,

There your Lord has bestowed on you so many blessings,

O best of those the rootstock of nobility has brought forth.

O best of those whose mother bore a gracious son.

ونِلْتَ في ضِمنِ ما وُلِّيتَ من نِعَمٍ

ونِلْتَ في ضِمنِ ما وُلِّيتَ من نِعَمٍ

يُمْناً ومأمَنةً من زَلَّةِ القَدَمِ

يُمْناً ومأمَنةً من زَلَّةِ القَدَمِ

And may you gain, amid the blessings entrusted to you,

And you have obtained, in what you were granted, favors

Good fortune and safety from a slip of the foot.

That give tranquility and refuge from a faltering step.

الآنَ لانَ الزَّمَانُ الوَعرُ جَانِبُهُ

الآنَ لانَ الزَّمَانُ الوَعرُ جَانِبُهُ

وافْتَرَّ عَنْ ثَغر طَلْقِ الوَجهِ مُبتَسِمِ

وافْتَرَّ عَنْ ثَغر طَلْقِ الوَجهِ مُبتَسِمِ

Now Time, whose flank was rugged, has grown gentle,

Now is not the time, as the way is perilous

And smiled with parted lips and a cheerful face.

And the cheeks’ radiance has parted, revealing a smile,

وأصْبحت تُتْحِفُ البُشْرَى قَوابِلَها

وأصْبحت تُتْحِفُ البُشْرَى قَوابِلَها

أُمُّ الرَّجَاءِ وقَد مَرَّتْ علَى العُقُمِ

أُمُّ الرَّجَاءِ وقَد مَرَّتْ علَى العُقُمِ

And now she bestows glad tidings upon her midwives—

And you have begun to bring tidings of good news,

The mother of hope, though she had endured barrenness.

Mother of hope, even after barrenness.

مَا أَنْتَجَتْ دَوْرَةُ الأفْلاَكِ فَائدةً

مَا أَنْتَجَتْ دَوْرَةُ الأفْلاَكِ فَائدةً

كَهذِهِ وقَضَاءُ اللَّوحِ والقَلَمِ

كَهذِهِ وقَضَاءُ اللَّوحِ والقَلَمِ

Never has the turning of the heavenly spheres produced a boon

The cycle of the stars has produced no benefit

Like this, nor has the decree of the Tablet and the Pen.

Like this, by the decree of the tablet and the pen.

خَير الرِّجَالِ قَضَى سَعْدُ الجدُودِ لَهُ

خَير الرِّجَالِ قَضَى سَعْدُ الجدُودِ لَهُ

بأنْ تُزَفَّ إليهِ خِيرَةُ الحَرَمِ

بأنْ تُزَفَّ إليهِ خِيرَةُ الحَرَمِ

The best of men—auspicious fortune has decreed for him

The best of men, the blessed ancients have decreed for him

That the choicest of women be led to him as a bride.

That the best of women be brought to him as a bride.

يا ابْنَ الذينَ تَولَّى اللَّهُ مدْحَهُمُ

يا ابْنَ الذينَ تَولَّى اللَّهُ مدْحَهُمُ

دُونِي فَهُمُ أغنِيَاءٌ عن مَقَالِ فَمِي

دُونِي فَهُمُ أغنِيَاءٌ عن مَقَالِ فَمِي

O son of those whose praise God has undertaken

O son of those whom God Himself praised—

In my stead; for they need no words from my mouth.

I cannot match them—they are too wealthy for my speech.

قَوْمٌ كأنَّكَ إذ تَتْلو مناقِبَهُمْ

قَوْمٌ كأنَّكَ إذ تَتْلو مناقِبَهُمْ

تُغرِي بِزَهْرِ الرُّبا معتَلَّة النِّسَمِ

تُغرِي بِزَهْرِ الرُّبا معتَلَّة النِّسَمِ

A people—when you recite their virtues, it is as though you

A people, when you recite their virtues,

Entice languid breezes with the blossoms of the hills.

You seem to scent the wafting fragrance of jasmine blossoms

وَقُرَّ عَيناً وطِبْ نَفْساً ونَمْ دعَةً

وَقُرَّ عَيناً وطِبْ نَفْساً ونَمْ دعَةً

يَصْحبْكَ ذانكَ يَقْظَاناً وفي الحُلُمِ

يَصْحبْكَ ذانكَ يَقْظَاناً وفي الحُلُمِ

And let your eye be gladdened and your soul be content, and sleep at ease;

Give comfort to the eye, joy to the soul, and gentle sleep

May those two accompany you, awake and in dreams.

Accompany you both wakeful and in dreams.